A smoky blaze broke out at a Midtown newsstand Monday afternoon — drawing a crowd of gawkers to the scene.

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The FDNY said it was called to 42nd Street and 5th Avenue around 4:15 p.m. when the stand caught on fire.

A thick plume of smoke billowed from the blaze that was battled by 22 cops and simmered down by around 4:45 p.m., the FDNY said. The newsstand was only about 3-by-5 feet, officials said.

Video posted to Twitter by Nicole Vitale shows dozens of people gathered across the street, filming the smoke.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.